Revolving toy



J. YATES REVOLVING TOY Filed Oct. 5, 1936 Aug. 31, 1937.

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REVOLVING TOY Filed Oct. 5, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 31, 1937 PATENT OFFICE REVOLVING TOY Joseph Yates, Salt Lake City, Utah Application October 5,

2 Claims.

My invention relates to toys and has for its object to provide a new and efiicient highly colored, vividly attractive revolving toy for small and large children.

A further object is to provide a game of hounds and hare in which the toy revolves to provide the effect of the hound chasing the hare.

A still further object is to provide a toy with which a child can amuse himself for long periods of time, as it may be played with in several different ways.

A still further object is to provide a toy which may revolve on a medial axis with both wheels revolving the same distance from the medial imaginary axis or which may be provided with some means of preventing one wheel from revolving and making the other wheel revolve around the stationary wheel as the center of the circle.

These and many other objects I accomplish with the toy shown in the accompanying drawings in which similar numerals and letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views and as described in the specifications forming a part of this application and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings in which I have shown the different embodiments of my toy Figure l is a side elevation of the simplest form of the toy.

Figure 2 is a vertical diametrical longitudinal section of the toy.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one way of modifying the toy so that the child may have more enjoyment from playing with it as a revolving game or target.

Figure 4 is a view of the same toy taken 'at right angles to that of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a face view of a. modified form of the toy in which a centrally mounted toy figure is set above the axle in a frame to revolve with the wheels and throw out arms or streamers when the wheels revolve.

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a further modified form of the device in which the figure is mounted near one wheel to give a revolving action to the figure.

Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8 of Figure '7.

In Figure 1 I have shown the toy as constituting two wheels A and B. These wheels each carry an axle with the wheel A having an axle 5 tubular in form and with the wheel B having a like axle 6 tubular in form and telescoping into the axle 5. The axle 5 is set in the wheel A to a flange l in the wheel and the rest of the center of the wheel is bored out at 8 and a transverse slot 51 1936, Serial No. 104,051

is cut in the outside of the face of the wheel to carry a cross bar Ill. The wheel B is also provided with a flange ll therein against which the end of the axle 6 abuts and mm a like bore l2 through the center of the wheel, having a like slot I3 in which a cross bar I4 is carried. These two cross bars carry an elastic band C between them with sufficient stretch being given to the band when inserted through the central bore of the two axles and engaged over the two cross bars H! and 14 to normally hold the end of the outer axle 5 abutting against the inner side of the wheel B. A crank handle I5 is provided on one of the two wheels by which the elastic band may be wound.

The operation of this simplified form of the toy is as follows.

The child holds one wheel in his hand and with the crank handle [5 on the other wheel he winds the elastic band C until it is tightly wound. He then places the toy on a fiat surface and releases both wheels simultaneously. The two wheels will rotate very fast and the centrifugal throw of the two revolving wheels will expand the elastic C and allow the wheels to slide out farther from each other elongating their telescoping axles. As the speed increases they will elongate still more and when they slow down and cease to rotate the axles assume their initial position in respect to each other.

In the type of toy shown in Figures 3 and 4, the power is entirely transferred to one wheel D and the other wheel is replaced by a solid block E.

. The block E is provided with a center point 20 extending down therefrom to act as an axis around which the entire device is to rotate and a support or balance bar 2| is extended down from the other end of the block to keep the entire device on a balanced even keel. The two axles are shown in closed position with only the outer axle 22 being shown. The wheel D is attached to the inner telescoping axle and to the elastic band 23 in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2. Onto the top side of the block E, I then mount a circular frame of wire F made with a U-shaped clamp medially of the outer bend where it passes over the axle 22 and this U-shaped bend is engaged onto and rides over the axle 22. On each side of this U-shaped holding bend I provide figure engaging loops 24 and 25 made by winding the wire into convolutions or loops and in the convolutions 2i. and 26 I set my figures which I desire to have rotate. These figures may be any desired figure and may take any form desired and several sets of figures may be sold with each toy.

The figures shown in dotted lines being a hare H and hound G.

The operation of this device is as follows. The lastic is wound by holding the block E and rotating the wheel D by the crank handle 30 and when wound the device is set on a flat surface with the point 28 touching the surface and the wheel D is released. The wound elastic will revolve the entire device around the point 29 in a large circle. The hare and hound may be replaced by a folding target and the device may be used as a target for shooting a pistol, rifle, rubber pointed arrow or other projectiles at and when the target is knocked down it scores a hit for the shooter.

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings, I have shown a modified form of the toy in which the wheels are shown as Al and Bi mounted to axles 5a and 5a respectively.

On the axle 5 the frame K made of wire is secured by u shaped members 28 and 2d, and one end of the frame is extended down one side of the axle 5a to form a side brace 3i and the other end 30 is extended down the other side of the axle to form an opposing side brace with each brace having the ends turned up to provide a smooth surface to contact the surface on which the toy is being operated. These ends are also bent outwardly a sufficient distance to afford sufiicient stability to the toy, and prevent the frame K from revolving on the axle 5a.

Medially of the frame K, I provide a square angled coil L formed by bending the wire of the frame into adjacent loops and between these loops, the figure to be held above the toy may be set and held in place by the pressure of these loops.

In Figures '7 and 8, I have shown the device with a further modified form of frame and manner of supporting the figure with the figure mounted nearer one wheel, rather than medially as in Figure 5. The wheels in these views are shown as A2 and B2, and the telescoping axles as 5b and 6b. The frame is shown as M made by bending a wire to form a loop 33 for engaging the axle 51) at one end with a wire 34 extending out from the loop to form a coil in which the figure may be secured, similar to that shown in Figure 5 and with the wire 34 then bent along the axle and formed into a loop 35 at the other end to engage the other end of the axle 5b. The end 36 of the loop 33 is bent down to engage the base on which the toy is operated with the end turned up to provide a smooth surface on which the toy may operate. This end 36 is to hold the frame M in a horizontal position while the wheels and axles revolve by the winding of the elastic band in a form identical to that of the device shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim:-

1. In a toy, the combination of two wheels; an axle secured to each wheel with one axle telescoping into the other; and an elastic band secured through said axle and to each wheel which when wound by rotating one wheel, will rotate both wheels in opposite directions.

2. In a toy of the class described, the combination of two spaced apart wheels; an axle mounted to each wheel, one axle telescoping into the other; an elastic band passed through said axles and secured by each end to said wheels; 2. frame mounted over the outer axle; a body secured to said frame to rotate with said frame and wheels; and means depending from said frame to hold it on a horizontal plane when the toy is rotating.

JOSEPH YATES. 

